David Davis, professor of English, and Doug Patterson, professor of Astronomy, will give a presentation exploring the science behind space travel tropes in science fiction. Their presentation, titled “To Boldly Go…But How? The Science of Science Fiction Space Travel,” will be at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 27 in the CoLab (OCB 100).
Andrea Broomfield, professor of English, was a presenter for the KCPT fundraiser, The Great British Brunch. KCPT viewers met from 11am to 2pm on Feb. 9, to celebrate British TV programs, drink tea, and play trivia. Nick Haines, KCPT Executive Producer-Public Affairs, hosted the event. Haines later tweeted that Broomfield was a “wonderful presenter” who was “Witty & Insightful.” 
Tom Reynolds, professor of English, has written a new book of poems, titled Home Field. This book, published by Woodley Press, features around 70 poems related to sports, including swimming, running, cycling, boxing, fishing, golfing and playing football. In some poems, the speaker is the participant, describing a fishing trip, for example, where nothing is caught. In other poems, the speaker observes the football team on the field or the high school girl getting ready for her 1600-meter run in the state championship. The book is divided into five sections: Pre-Season, The Season Begins, Mid-Season, The Season Ends, and Post-Season. Eventually, Home Field will be available on Amazon, but for now, you can order through Woodley Press (http://woodleypress.org) or speak to Tom personally.
Sayanti Ganguly Puckett, associate professor of English, published an article on Agatha Christie in British Writers Supplement XXV, edited by Jay Parini, Gale Publishers, 2019. This volume supplement focuses on 18 British authors. Each article provides 12-15 pages of material on the lives and works of a specific author.
Beth Gulley, professor of English, has had her poem “Prayer Beads” accepted for publication in the forthcoming anthology titled, From Everywhere a Little: A Migration Anthology. According to poet Lisa Vihos, editor of the anthology, From Everywhere a Little will contain poems that speak to the “broadly defined theme of ‘migration.’ This includes migration (of people, animals, and ideas), immigration (in current events and throughout history), cultural movement through time and space, taking root in a place, finding home wherever we find ourselves, and being a collaborative citizen of the world.” More information about the anthology can be found here. From Everywhere a Little: A Migration Anthology is expected to be published later in 2019.
